INTERCESSIONS –28th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR A
Priest: In faith and hope we turn to our Father with all our needs.
Reader: The response to our prayers is: Hear our prayer
We thank You that the Synod on the Family seems to be proceeding with great openness and sensitivity to the problems faced by Catholic families today, and we pray that, as group discussions begin, there will be a genuine exploration of possible and meaningful solutions.
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Lord, our hope and salvation: Hear our prayer
Every day Jesus invites us to walk with Him; may we not feel that our lives are too busy and complex for us to be bothered to respond.
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Lord, our hope and salvation: Hear our prayer
We pray that a vaccine and treatment for the Ebola virus may quickly be found, and produced in sufficient quantities to relieve the present suffering, and prevent further spread. We pray for the families of the victims, especially the orphaned children, that they may find the courage and support to rebuild their lives
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      Lord, our hope and salvation: Hear our prayer
As the struggle to control Kobani intensifies, we pray for all those who fear they may be massacred
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Lord, our hope and salvation: Hear our prayer
This week the search for the missing Malaysian airliner resumed; we pray that it will be successful, so that the grieving families and friends find some comfort and peace from finally knowing what happened to their loved ones.
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Lord, our hope and salvation: Hear our prayer
In the silence of our hearts we pray for all our other needs.
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We ask Mary, our mother, to join our prayers to her own, as we say: Hail Mary…….
Priest: Heavenly Father, look with mercy on our broken world, and hear our prayers for its healing. We ask this through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
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